John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.

Feb 20, 2025 · John Wilkes Booth (born May 10, 1838, near Bel Air, Maryland, U.S.—died April 26, 1865, near Port Royal, Virginia) was a member of one of the United States’ most distinguished acting families of the 19th century and the assassin who killed U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln.

Nov 6, 2020 · In his decade as a professional actor, 26-year-old John Wilkes Booth played some of the most prestigious theaters in the United States. But the assassin of Abraham Lincoln delivered his...

Oct 27, 2009 · John Wilkes Booth was an actor and Confederate sympathizer who assassinated U.S. President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., in April 1865.

Apr 3, 2014 · On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln while he was watching the play 'Our American Cousin' at Ford Theater in Washington, D.C.

Jul 27, 2018 · On the night of April 14, 1865, well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth slipped into the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and shot President Abraham Lincoln in the...

One of the most promising American actors of his time, John Wilkes Booth was a vocal supporter of the South during the Civil War (1861–65) and was the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865).